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Hermine made landfall as a category 1 hurricane just east of St. Marks, Florida, around 1:30 a.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. It was the first hurricane to directly strike the Sunshine State in more than a decade, roaring in from the northwest Gulf Coast with heavy rains accompanying strong winds.

The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that an EF-0 tornado touched down Thursday night in the West Orange County/Winter Garden area.

Projected storm surges of up to 12 feet menaced the Panhandle coastline and anticipated rainfall of up to 10 inches carried the danger of flooding through the storm's path, including the state capital, Tallahassee, which hadn't been hit by a hurricane since Kate in 1985.

Hermine is expected to move up the East Coast, carrying the potential for drenching rain and deadly flooding in the Hampton Roads area.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott says many homes lost electricity as Hermine crossed the state, but so far he's heard of few other "major issues."

During a Friday morning news conference in Tallahassee, Scott said he's touched base with officials in most of the counties affected by Hermine, which has now moved out of Florida and into Georgia. One man died when a tree fell on him in Ocala.

Scott says damage was still being assessed but he's been told that about 70 percent of the homes in Tallahassee were without power Friday morning. The number rises to 99 percent in Wakulla County on the marshy Gulf of Mexico coastline south of Tallahassee where Hermine made landfall early Friday.

Scott says there was "a lot of tree damage in Tallahassee, and a lot of road damage."

Schools in 35 counties remain closed Friday and state offices were closed in 37 counties.